Metro Briefing | New York: M.T.A. Raises Money In Fashion Auction

By Sewell Chan (NYT); Compiled by John Harney

Published: March 7, 2005

An unusual auction of nine subway-inspired fashion accessories raised nearly $8,000 for the New York Transit Museum, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The one-of-a-kind items, including boots with a MetroCard holder and a necklace with strands of subway tokens, were created and donated by members of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, a trade association, as part of the celebration of the subway system's 100th anniversary last October. The sum raised in the online auction, which ended Feb. 28, was slightly higher than the total of suggested opening bids, $7,459, but was only a fraction of the total estimated retail value of the items, $37,295. The nine items will remain on view through April 3 in an exhibition at the museum's annex at Grand Central Terminal. Sewell Chan (NYT)